"If President Karzai won, then he should be the president,". "There is then big responsibilities on him to reach out right across the Afghan political spectrum.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

On the other side of the political spectrum, Jonathan Morganstein of the progressive Third Way research organization, also endorses the McChrystal assessment, and says the president should accept the general's recommendations.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22